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Ries, Jamie L

Zoo SupervisorMinnesota Zoological GardenDakota CountyFull-time

Conservation Manager Office. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.

Total paid
$221,672
over 4 fiscal years
Latest year
$65,990
FY 2016 · $2,186 overtime
Highest year
$65,990
FY 2016
Yearly average
$55,418
across years on record
Change since first year
+91%
FY 2013 to FY 2016 · prices +3%

Pay by fiscal year

Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$34,5322013$59,5342014$61,6172015$65,9902016
Paid in yearFY 2013 pay grown with consumer prices (CPI)

From FY 2013 to FY 2016, pay went up 91% while consumer prices went up 3%. After inflation, pay is up 86% (it beat inflation).

YearPaidChangePrices (CPI)After inflation
FY 2016$65,990+7.1%+0.7%+6.4%
FY 2015$61,617+3.5%+0.7%+2.8%
FY 2014$59,534+72.4%+1.6%+69.7%
FY 2013$34,532———

Each change compares a year with the one before. Large swings usually come from a partial year, extra hours or a change of job rather than a raise. Prices: Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, U.S. city average) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, averaged July to June; FY 2026 uses 11 months because October 2025 was not published.

Compared with the same job title

FY 2016 · Zoo Supervisor

Paid more than 0% of the 8 people with this job title that year. The median was $76,757.

Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.

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Every record

4 records, newest first

FYAgencyJob titleCountyBase payOvertimePaid
2016Minnesota Zoological Garden
Conservation Manager Office
Zoo Supervisor
Full-time
Dakota$30.02 /hr$2,186$65,990
2015MN Zoological Garden
Conservation Manager Office
Zoo Supervisor
Full-time
Dakota$28.27 /hr$469$61,617
2014MN Zoological Garden
Conservation Manager Office
Zoo Supervisor
Full-time
Dakota$26.35 /hr$2,740$59,534
2013MN Zoological Garden
Conservation Manager Office
Zoo Supervisor
Full-time
Dakota$24.71 /hr$363$34,532

The state reports one pay total per person per year, covering all of their positions, so it appears on one of that year’s lines and the others show no separate pay.

Highest paid in Minnesota Zoological Garden

FY 2016, amount paid

Highest paid as Zoo Supervisor

FY 2016, amount paid